Tracy Lu

Detective Parker: Good morning. Are you Ms. Tracy Lu, the owner of this store?

Tracy Lu: Yes, how may I help you?

Detective Parker: I was wondering if you could help us answer a few questions.

Tracy Lu: Of course, Detective.

Detective Murphy: Could you start by stating your full name and address for the record?

Tracy Lu: Tracy Lu, 511 Meadow Lane, Oxford, Mississippi.

Detective Murphy: And what is your relationship with Nathan Mistillis?

Tracy Lu: We’ve been dating for almost five years now, and living together for four years. If this is about the agent that was murdered, I can vouch for Nate a hundred percent.

Detective Murphy: That makes our job a lot easier, then. Can you tell me where Mr. Mistillis was on the evening of September 15th?

Tracy Lu: He was working at Pearce Brokers all afternoon and met with a client from out-of-town later that night. The meeting only took about an hour because Nate came home at 7:30 p.m. in time for dinner.

Detective Parker: Did Nate and his client meet at Pearce Brokers? Do you know if anyone else was with them?

Tracy Lu: Nate was showing this client a property, so it was just the two of them. I don’t know the exact address, but it’s only a five-minute drive from Pearce.

Detective Parker: Would you happen to know the name of that client?

Tracy Lu: Something Colt, I don’t remember the first name.

Detective Parker: Do you know if he’s still in town?

Tracy Lu: Not likely. Nate mentioned he was leaving in a couple of days. But I’m sure that Pearce Brokers will have Mr. Colt’s contact information.

Detective Parker: And after Nate got home, when did he go out again?

Tracy Lu: He didn't. We were home all night.

Detective Murphy: What about Sunday morning?

Tracy Lu: We were home. We always spend Sunday mornings together.

Detective Parker: All right, Ms. Lu. Thank you very much for your help.

Ray Colt

Ray Colt is one of Nathan Mistillis's clients.

Participants:

• Detective E. Parker • Nathan Mistillis

Detective Parker: Good afternoon, this is Detective Parker with the Yoknapatowpha County Sheriff’s Office. May I speak with Mr. Colt?

Ray Colt: That’s me. How can I help you?

Detective Parker: Mr. Colt, were you in Oxford on the weekend of September 15th?

Ray Colt: Yes, I arrived Friday night, on the 14th, and flew out early Sunday morning from Memphis. Is this about that trip?

Detective Parker: I was wondering if you could help me confirm the whereabouts of Nathan Mistillis on the evening of September 15th. Do you remember meeting with him that day?

Ray Colt: He’s the real estate agent over at Pearce Brokers, right?

Detective Parker: That’s correct.

Ray Colt: Yeah, I had a meeting with him at 6:00 p.m. that Saturday. A friend of a friend had referred me to Pearce when I asked about investing in some property in Oxford. I called a week before I flew out to set up a meeting with a broker, who turned out to be Mr. Mistillis. He made the house seem so great on the phone, but when I saw it with my own eyes, it was complete rubbish!

Detective Parker: I take it the meeting didn’t last long?

Ray Colt: You’re absolutely right. I think Mr. Mistillis could tell that there wasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell of me buying that house, so there wasn’t the usual amount of bargaining and pleading involved.

Detective Parker: What time did the two of you part ways?

Ray Colt: No later than 7:00 p.m.

Detective Parker: Did Mr. Mistillis mention where he was going afterward?

Ray Colt: Home, I assume. Said something about his girlfriend’s cooking.

Detective Parker: All right, Mr. Colt. That’s all I wanted to know. Thank you for your time.

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